Rice Covered Bridge
Also known as: Landisburg Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Built in 1869 over Sherman's Creek in Tyrone Township, near Landisburg, Perry County, this covered bridge carries a local road across the creek. Its structure combines two truss systems, a Burr arch and Queen posts, a pairing the nomination describes as unusual. The span is about 152 feet long and 28 feet wide, with a roadway of two-inch planks laid across the deck. Two steel I-beams were added to reinforce the structure, and the bridge has a clearance of 13 feet and a posted load limit of 4 tons. It was listed in 1980 as one of a group of covered bridges in Adams and Perry Counties, with the reviewers judging the group eligible and the boundaries and repairs adequate for the purpose. The bridge is significant chiefly as an example of a mixed truss design in Pennsylvania's covered bridge tradition.
Significance in brief: The form describes the bridge as an unusual combination of Burr arch and Queen post trusses. It is one of the covered bridges in Perry County nominated as part of a multiple-resource group. The bridge has been reinforced with two steel I-beams, and the roadway is planked.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003596, listed August 25, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | S of Landisburg on LR 50023, Tyrone Township, Landisburg |
|---|---|
| County | Perry County |
| Listed | August 25, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003596 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr arch and Queen post truss combination |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.33590, -77.30929 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003596.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7322997
- This listing as JSON
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